The rules of the game original french title la regle du jeu is a 1939 french satirical comedy drama film directed by jean renoirthe ensemble cast includes nora gregor paulette dubost mila parely marcel dalio julien carette roland toutain gaston modot pierre magnier and renoir renoirs portrayal of the wise mournful octave anchors the fatalistic mood of this pensive comedy of . The rules of the game 1939 the rules of the game la regle du jeu original title not rated 1h 50min comedy drama 8 april 1950 usa a bourgeois life in france at the onset of world war ii as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a french chateau. In the rules of the game there are very few real rules just the entitlement to make up the rules that comes with wealth the characters are maddeningly unlikeable and of course thats the point. In jean renoirs 1939 classic the rules of the game la regle du jeu the aristocratic class of the interwar period spend their leisure time at country estates floating from delightful